Truck.



LUS ASLY, `(12F EARS, MSGURI.,

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Specification of Lettertet-ent.

Appliceton tiled February 28, 1912. Serial No, SMAK?.

Be it known that I, LOTUS ASPY, e1 citizen of the United States ot America, residing` at Per ls, in the countv of Monroe and State' ot l ssonri, have invented new :ind useful linproveinents in Trucks, of which the olknving;` is a'specication.

This invention relates to improvements in trucks and has particular application to hand operated trucks used in dwellings and store honees tornioving articles ot' turni ture, baggage and the like.

ln carrying` ont in);7 present invention, it is 'my purpose `to provide a truck ofthe above-stated character which may be folded or collapsed when not in use thereb7 enabling' the truck to he stored away in a. relativel};f"sn1all space. I

Furthermore, l aim to provide a truck of this class y means of which it stove or other article after being placed on the truck may ne elevated or raised relativelj7 thereto so.

thaty access may be had to thehottoin oteuch article or al besefooard or the like applied beneath the seine.

lt is' also my purpose to provide a truck of the type above set forth whichy shall einhody the desired-features .o t simplicity, du-

rability, strength-'and efficiency, and which may hen'iainiectnred at. e relatively low' cost. `iilioh the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement ot parts hereinater set tort-h in and falling Within the scope o: the appended oleinis.

in the accompanying drawing wherein has been illustrated one embodimentof the invention, Figure l is a perspective vienv of n truck constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing" lifting mechanism of the truck in elev'z ted position. 3 is ai. top plan view ilhistrating;l the truck in its folded position, end Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view. of one of thejoints ot the truck freine.

Similar reference Characters designate like parte throughout the several views.

Referring now to the :iccon'ipnnving drawing in detail, the truck embodies the 'traine A which is adapted to he folded or collapsed and consists of longitudinzrlside hers l, fi and transverse end bers 2, 2 pivotallv connected to the bars first mentioned so that the trame may loe collapsed or knocked down to facilitate convenient storing of the truck, euch nivotal connections consisting, in the present instance, ot knuckles 3 integral with the opposite ends of the -side hars and ot a less height than that of the side liars, end ears ,linte'gral hars ntthe Corners thereotand provided `with'oper-rings elining'evith the opening in each knuckle, e pivot pin 13 being inserted through such elining openings. Thus, it `lvill he seen that the side bers of the 'traine l may be moved toward and :inerti-oni each other to fold and distend the traine. flonnected to the lower ende of the pivot pins 5 ere casters 6, the pivot pins heine; novels/le reletively tothe knncklcs and eers :ind lrespectively so that the casters nitty have universel movement.

n `order toelcvete enserticle .vhile upon the truck so that the article may -lae inoved with ease ironrplece to place .l occesslliod to the bottoni ot euch articy l' have provided a lifting or clevat. w" ineelninisnz 'which includes a plurality oit seinicircni n r shaped bloc-ke 7, one of .such blocks lacing arranged at eacl'i end of cach ot the longitn dinal side bars. These blocks, as shown, are pivote-l Vrt'rioahv es et 9 .to the respective en. here and the blocks e of the eide oit each pair 'ere interconnected through the inedinni et n link itl niklzrshort lever ll so that the seid bloolie may ,be nioved about their pivotal connections with the Sidehars sini'olteneoiely., the levers il being lixed to their respectivblocks to rotate the seine. n i n. 4

raonnected to the free enos ot each lever 1.1 lthrough the'niediuln ot' a-pin and slot connection'l' ie an opera-ting' lever 1 3 provided with en otset lug le adopted to engage :i recess or depression 15 tor-ined in the proxill. und .l-3 inni' the lng' il is withdrawn 'troni engagement with 'the recess l5, owing to the pin and slot connection l2 and the lever 123 brought toy n perpendicular position. Slidnhly mounted vertieally relativeliY to each side her l ot the il, is a support-ing member coinivith the upper lower edges of the endl mate end ot the lever il. se that the levers ot 'the` drawing. Aitor this niorelnent ot' the parts.

Sil

-invention Will be readily apparent, and

While I have herein shown and described one embodiment of my invention, by Way of illustration, I desire to have it understood that I do not limit myself to all of the details of construction herein described and delineated, as modification and variation may be made Within the scope of the claims and Without departing Vfrom the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

l. In a transporting truck, a frame com-l prising longitudinal side-bars and transverse end bars, an elevating mechanism upon the frame and consisting of a pair of blocks pivoted ecceutrically to each side bar adjacent' to the opposite ends thereof, links and short. levers interconnect-ing the blocks of each pair, operating levers, a pin and slot connection between each.' operating lever and the respective short lever, and means for effecting a rigid connection between the said operating levers and said short levers where by the blocks maybe moved about their pivotal connections with the side bars of the trame, and asupporting member under the control of each pair of blocks.

2. Ina transportingtruck, a frame coinprising longitudinal side and transverse end bars, a lifting mechanism consisting of a pair of blocks pivoted eccentrically to each longitudinal side bar adjacent to the oppo;` site ends thereof, linlrs and short levers inter connecting the blocks of each` pair, said short levers having slotted ends, operating l levers, a pin and slot connection bet-Ween each operating lever and the respective lshort lever. and a lug carried by each operating lever and adapted to engage the slotted eno ot' the respective short lever to elect a rigid connection between the operating leversand the short levers, a longitudinal supporting bar mounted above each longitudinal side bar of the frame, guide straps depending Ifrom each lsupporting bar and formed with elongated slots, and pins carriedby the lon- `gitudinal bars of the frame and passed through said slots, said supporting bars being disposed above the respective blocks and adapted to be elevated and lowered according to 'the movement of the blocks under the action of theo )eratinff levers. v )D In a transporting truck, a frame comprising longitudinal side and'ftransverse end bars, a lifting mechanism consisting of a pair of blocks pivoted eccentrically to each longitudinal side bar adjacent to. the opporsite ends thereof, links and short levers interconnecting the blocks of each pair, said short levers having slotted ends, an operating lever, a pin and slot connection between eachcoperating lever and the respective short lever, and a vlug carried by each operating-lever and adapted to engage `the slotted -end ot the .respect-ive short lever to eii'ect a rigid connection between the operating levers and the sho-rt levers, a longil e tudinal supporting bar mounted above each longitudinal side bar of the frame, guide straps dependincr from .each supporting bar and formed Wit and passed through said slot-s, said supporting bars being disposed above the respective blocks and adapted to be elevated and lowered according to the movement of the blocks under the action of the operating llevers, and pivotal connections between the longitudinal -side and transverse end bars of the frame whereby one side and endbar may be folded upon the other side and end bar in the knocked-down position of the truck.

In testimony whereof I ailiX my signature in. presence of two Witnesses.

LOTUS ASPY.

Witnesses:

J. T. MA'ronEr, H. IV. LEAVITT.

'elongated slots, pins car-` ried by the longitudinal bars of the frame 

